COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
CMA_.1951.535
AMICA Library Year:
2002
Object Type:
Textiles
Creator Nationality:
Asian; Middle Eastern; Syrian
Creator Name-CRT:
Egypt or Syria, Byzantine or Islamic periods, 6th-7th Century
Title:
Palmettes and Birds from a Tunic or Curtain
Title Type:
Primary
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
500s-600s
Creation Start Date:
500
Creation End Date:
699
Materials and Techniques:
complementary weft-faced plain weave with inner warps (samit); silk
Classification Term:
Textiles
Dimensions:
Overall: 31.2cm x 14cm
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number:
1951.535
Credit Line:
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Provenance:
(Dikran G. Kelekian, Paris and New York).
Context:
The symmetrical pattern displays back-to-back green parrots with branches in their beaks and two speckled birds perched on the leaves of a long-stemmed palmette.
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.AM20020469.tif
